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Situated near the airport, this hotel is within 9 mi (15 km) of Bridge Street Town Centre, US Space and Rocket Center, and Huntsville Botanical Garden. Sci-Quest North Alabama Science Center and Madison Square Mall are also within 9 mi (15 km).
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An indoor pool, a 24-hour fitness center, and a spa tub are available at this hotel. Free buffet breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle. Additionally, a 24-hour business center, a conference center, and laundry facilities are onsite.
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- 'What's your favourite band' is one of my first questions. We listen to something & work out a rif, or chord sequence, for you to play. Your practice involves you listening to your favourite music!
- Which subject(s) do you teach?
- I teach a lot of different instruments, and general music.
- Tell me about your qualifications.
- Grade 8 clarinet
Grade 5 theory (achieving 100% - age 15)
Grade 5 piano
Grade 3 fiddle
25 years playing in bands, mainly in Edinburgh - What kind of experience do you have?
- I'm passionate about turning people into musicians & getting them playing the music they love the easy way – by ear. I use sheet music as a tool, only when it is useful, which is rarely.
I'm passionate about getting students playing with others & I'm happy to teach students together for no extra money. This is how bands form!
I'm passionate about show people the best practice fun of all - playing along with their favourite music. Why do so few people do this?
I'm passionate about getting students playing live in ridiculously short time frames, often inside a single year.
I'm passionate that playing live is seen not to be scary. That someone who is on the edge of their ability has the audience right behind them – more so than for someone we all know can play.
I'm particularly keen to persuade adults who 'failed' at music early on, that it's the system that was faulty – not them. Those who played & gave up long ago are a pleasure to teach & to satisfy. If they have the confidence to come along to their first lesson (that's the tricky bit) they're open enough to accept that they might just be able to play after all…
I'm keen on developing listening skills, something which is central to musical communication & far more important than reading.
I'm ambitious about getting whole families playing together – in particular, across 3 (or more!) generations
I'm keen to host Newburgh's annual Christmas talent show at The Steeple each year which showcasing his students & local talent. - How much do you charge?
- I charge £22 no matter how many students I have. So do bring a pal! I love to teach mixed instruments & have no barriers where mixing instruments is concerned.
- Where do you teach?
- I'm happiest teaching from home. I have all my tools, piano, guitar, internet, hifi, all set up to help us along.
I will travel where there are more students to teach & for longer sessions. Distance is dependent on how many hours of work. - When are you available?
- I prefer to fill weekday day times if possible as the most popular times are evenings & weekends but please tell me when you'd like to come. I try to keep Sunday free but will consider teaching then if no other time can be found.
- Which ages and levels do you teach?
- I'll happily teach 8 year olds or 108 year olds. what you need most is a passion to play. Talent comes second.
- Which qualifications do you prepare your students for?
- There are far too many exams around killing enjoyment for music students. My goal is to get students to be able to play the music they love on the instrument of their choice by ear. I teach understanding of their instrument & of music itself so the student can self teach. Not infrequently I'm redundant within a year. 2 or 3 students have switched instruments when they find they have enough understanding to teach themselves. That's a great moment.
- Do you have an up-to-date DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service, formerly CRB) Certificate?
- Yes
- Describe your arrangements for online tutoring.
- We make an appointment & do some Skyping! I'm new to this - so my first students can have a 1/2 price lesson £11/hr. You need to pay in advance of the lesson by BACS transfer.
- Do you belong to any professional organisations?
- Musicians Union
- Tell me about some of your current students.
- One girl of 11 has been coming to learn piano for around 5 months. We've taken 4 songs of her choice, Adele, Emile Sande & Birdy. She's already able to sing & play these with stunning maturity. She arrived with no piano skills whatsoever. We've also tackled some accordion playing.
Another lad, one of my first students arrived with a desperate mother. Desperate because he was determined to give up the lessons he was having at the time. My first question to him was 'what's you favourite band?' Within 9 months he was out playing me so we switched to guitar. Here he was starting from scratch & found it tougher to get to be self-sufficient, but after a year, he got there. Them main skill I taught him - as with the piano, was how to work out the chords of songs he chose simply by listening to them.
Another instrument beckoned, & before long he was playing the also sax - then turned to the fiddle. Last time I saw him he was driving the family car! So I guess he'd have reached 17.
He joined a band of friends during this time & had performed live several times.
I have had a series of adults - all with terrible confidence & awful stories about how they were convinced they weren't cut out for music. ALWAYS I have managed to convince them that they CAN play by ear & after that - it's downhill all the way. The greatest pleasure is healing the scars of the traditional teaching method in the UK has inflicted on them. - Do you have a personal message for students?
- Most of what I do is teach how to listen. Most peoples minds are too busy thinking usually negative thoughts to allow proper listening. I often feel like a psychologist / therapist & it's heart melting to see people finding themselves doing something they've always wanted to do. Something they thought they would never be able to do.


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REAP Food Group plans to make farm-to-health care a reality
Collaboration, partnerships, strategic development—these key ingredients to growth in any economic sector turn out to be equally important to the development of a regional food system that is healthful, just, and both environmentally and economically sustainable.
That also describes the mission of REAP Food Group, and in a recent REAP newsletter we discovered a new direction for that mission that strikes us as the genuine article. REAP's Buy Fresh Buy Local program is partnering with local farmers and the American Family Children's Hospital in opening the Farmers' Market Café this spring.
It is "UW Health System's first venture into a food operation that emphasizes local and organic ingredients." In other words, farm-to-table and farm-to-school are about to grow to include farm-to-health care. That's a big deal.
Nan Peterson, program director of child health advocacy at American Family Children's Hospital, is quoted in the newsletter as saying, "We have an obligation to ensure the promotion, accessibility and affordability of healthy food choices to aid in patient recovery and to model health and wellness for families and staff." She describes the connection to local producers as a win-win for all. "It means less travel time for perishables, support for the local economy and our local farmers, less processed food, and improved taste and nutrition."
Peterson says it adds up to a cultural shift for staff, patients and families. Culture shift, too, is a part of REAP's work. The organization is in a great position to transfer knowledge and experience in food system development to the health care system. Not that we underestimate the challenge.
Buy Fresh Buy Local program manager Theresa Feiner says working with a major health care provider is much different than other partnerships. "Typically, the Buy Fresh Buy Local program works with food service establishments that are private-sector, independently owned and small-scale," says Feiner. "Hospitals are much different. They are on tight budgets and rely on large volumes of product that is affordably priced. They also have less menu flexibility and must accommodate patients with diet restrictions."
Capacity has been one of the biggest hurdles to integrating local, fresh food into health care and other institutional settings. "Hospitals do not have time to aggregate product from a hundred different vendors," says Feiner. "It isn't efficient or practical. We also need to make sure farmers are getting a fair dollar amount for their product, which they often do not get when selling to large distributors."
But Feiner says new momentum and scale potential provide a huge opportunity. "The reason this is so important for our local farmers is not that the Farmers' Market Cafe will be pushing a large quantity of product—they won't in the grand scheme of the whole hospital system. It is important because there is a lot of buying potential and room to expand. It is a launching point and way to get farmers involved without
exhausting their supply or promising a volume to the hospital that our local farmers cannot yet supply."
There are indications other hospitals in the area are interested in similar programs. Feiner clearly views the new partnership with American Family Children's Hospital as the start of something big. "We view farm-to-health care as the next big push in the local food movement in the Madison area. As support for the local food movement continues to grow, Madison-area hospitals are beginning to take note and see value. We hope the Farmers' Market Cafe at AFCH will serve as a model for not only UW Hospital, but other hospitals here in Madison as well."
Indeed, farm-to-health care seems so natural and so important, it's hard to imagine a twenty-first-century food system without it. Credit to REAP for having the capacity to pursue it.
"This project is really the first of its kind in Madison," says Feiner, "and we're really excited to be a part of it. It is only the beginning!"
Nancy Christy is the former owner of the Wilson Street Grill. She now runs the consulting firm Meaningful People, Places and Food. Neil Heinen is, among other things, her hungry husband.
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Re-live the best tries of the Auckland Nines Tournament
Highlights of the 2015 Auckland Nines Tournament Final between the Rabbitohs & Sharks
Cronulla and the Sydney Roosters slug it out for the right to meet Souths in the 2015 Auckland Nines final.
10:40am Wed 30th October, 2013
The 2014 Dick Smith NRL Auckland Nines will see the 16 NRL teams play off in four pools, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the quarter-finals and $2.6 million in prize money up for grabs.
The four pools for the inaugural tournament are:
• (YELLOW) Warriors, Raiders, Sea Eagles and Cowboys• (GREEN) Roosters, Eels, Broncos and Bulldogs• (BLUE) Sharks, Knights, Tigers and Titans• (RED) Storm, Panthers, Rabbitohs and Dragons.
The matches, played over nine-minute halves, will run over two days on February 15 and 16 at Eden Park.
The full draw is as follows:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15Game 1. Sharks v Knights – 12.35pm (local time)Game 2. Wests Tigers v Titans – 1pmGame 3. Roosters v Eels – 1.25pmGame 4. Broncos v Bulldogs – 1.50pmGame 5. Warriors v Raiders – 2.25pmGame 6. Sea Eagles v Cowboys – 2.50pmGame 7. Storm v Panthers – 3.15pmGame 8. Rabbitohs v Dragons – 3.40pmGame 9. Sharks v Wests Tigers – 4.20pmGame 10. Knights v Titans – 4.45pmGame 11. Roosters v Broncos – 5.10pmGame 12. Eels v Bulldogs – 5.35pmGame 13. Warriors v Sea Eagles – 6.10pmGame 14. Raiders v Cowboys – 6.35pmGame 15. Storm v Rabbitohs – 7pmGame 16. Panthers v Dragons – 7.25pm
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16Game 17. Sharks v Titans – 12pmGame 18. Knights v Wests Tigers – 12.25pmGame 19. Roosters v Bulldogs – 12.50pmGame 20. Eels v Broncos – 1.15pmGame 21. Warriors v Cowboys – 1.45pmGame 22. Raiders v Sea Eagles – 2.10pmGame 23. Storm v Dragons – 2.35pmGame 24. Panthers v Rabbitohs – 3pm1st Quarter-Final (1st Blue v 2nd Green) – 3.30pm2nd Quarter-Final (1st Green v 2nd Blue) – 3.55pm3rd Quarter-Final (1st Yellow v 2nd Red) – 4.20pm4th Quarter-Final (1st Red v 2nd Yellow) – 4.45pm1st Semi-Final (Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 2) – 5.45pm2nd Semi-Final (Winner QF 3 v Winner QF 4)– 6.10pmFinal – 7.30pm
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101 Tips For Avoiding Procrastination
IV Procrastination in School
Tip # 25 Take your cue from the professor's lesson plans
On the first day of school, professors customarily hand out lesson
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The lesson plans include the main textbooks to be used,
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Montalcino Castle
This area is certainly more for the culture vulture than the thrill seekers. There are hundreds of museums to explore and castles to discover. Close to the parc in Cetona is the museum of prehistory and the archaeological park which documents the colonisation of the area; there are some artefacts that are over a million years old! Also nearby and is Montalcino castle which is well worth a visit, if not only for the view.


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Settling into the driver's seat, I appreciated the cavity in the driver's door that held my cell phone and a couple other small items. The two cup holders in the center console accommodated our insulated mugs fine, but the lid for the console storage compartment was very difficult to open, and I kept wondering if I was breaking it when I pried it open. We discovered an iPod connector in the glove compartment that linked easily to the superb stereo.
From the driver's seat, the ergonomics are pretty good. The shift paddles are positioned in exactly the right place and are clearly labeled "down" on the left and "up" on the right. They are delicate little things that feel great in your grasp. The steering wheel itself is rich looking and has redundant volume controls. It took me a while to figure out the cruise control, which is operated via the turn-signal stalk, but once I did, it worked great. The stereo and navigation screen interface is not particularly intuitive to use, although I'm sure an owner would figure it out soon enough. The whole interior ambience is appropriately rich and Italian; you would never mistake the QP's cabin for, say, a German car's.
We both found the front seats to be very comfortable over several hours, and rear-seat passengers discovered that their thrones had a power recline function. One friend who rode back there also found controls in the center rear armrest that enabled him to move the front passenger's seat forward, a neat trick for people who will be chauffeured in the QP.
But you won't want to be chauffeured in this car; you'll want to drive it yourself. The steering, the handling, the braking, and the body control are all exemplary. Dig deep into the accelerator pedal, and you're rewarded with the wonderful high-pitched scream of this high-revving V-8, which has auditory characteristics that are far sportier than any of the QP's German competition. To make the most of the V-8, you push the gearshifter into its side slot and either shift it manually in that gate or use the paddles; either way, there's nothing like being in third gear in this car at 70 or 80 mph. It might not be as fast or as powerful as a Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG, but it's got more soul.
Although most of my time in the Quattroporte was spent on Michigan freeways, I was able to have some fun on Leelanau County's back roads, reaching three-digit speeds and giving my three passengers a bit of a thrill. Everyone who encountered this car, among them friends who have seen me in all manner of expensive automobiles, went ga-ga for the Maserati. Our hosts, flying in from California, were absolutely delighted to be picked up at the Traverse City airport in it and tried to convince me to leave it with them for the duration of their vacation. This car is really still a rare sight in Michigan, and especially in Northern Michigan. Lots of people who wouldn't have given an S-class or a 7-series a second glance were craning their necks and doing double takes.
There's a simple reason for this, other than the Maserati's relative rarity: it's absolutely gorgeous. And it's amazing that, more than five years after it went on sale, it looks as fresh and sexy and hot and Italian as ever. The fact that it's an absolute blast to drive is just icing.
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MARIN'S FESTIVAL schedule is going through some changes this summer, but there will still be no shortage of art, entertainment, gourmet delights and family fun to look forward to, including perennial summer staples such as the Mountain Play, May Madness and the Marin County Fair.
If you love the Larkspur Flower and Food Festival, make sure to attend this summer — the 25th annual event will be its last. The Marin Art Festival and the Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance are taking a break this year, and the Sausalito Film Festival is paring down to a film series at Cavallo Point starting May 31 (details have yet to be announced).
Other changes — the MarinScapes art exhibit returns to its traditional setting at Larkspur's Escalle Winery while Film Night in the Park adds a new location, Peacock Gap Park in San Rafael.
So save this list, grab your calendar and start planning your summer festival fun.
The Mountain Play's "South Pacific"
For its 101st year of outdoor productions, the Mountain Play presents "South Pacific," Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical set on a tropical island during World War II. Tickets are $20 to $40.
Details: 2 p.m. Sundays through June 15 (and June 7); Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre, 801 Panoramic Highway, Mount Tamalpais State Park; 383-1100; www.mountainplay.org
Marin Greek Festival
The 42nd annual festival is preceded by Greek lunch and a "Food of the Gods, Fruit of the Vine" wine dinner on May 23. Food prices vary; wine tasting is $15. The weekend festival offers Greek food, music, dancing, cooking demonstrations, kids' activities, church tours, Byzantine chanting and folk dance lessons and performances. Tickets are $4 to $6; free for ages 16 and younger.
Details: Culinary events 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. May 23; festival 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. May 24 and 25; Nativity of Christ Greek Orthodox Christian Church, 1110 Highland Drive, Novato; 883-1998; www.nativityofchrist.org
Kiddo! Carnival
Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation old-fashioned carnival fundraiser with games, food and a variety of rides for kids, teens and adults. Tickets are $20 to $30.
Details: 4 to 10 p.m. May 23, noon to 10 p.m. May 24 and 25, noon to 5 p.m. May 26; Mill Valley Middle School, 425 Sycamore Ave.; 389-7789; kiddo.org
Taste of Town Center
Town Center restaurants and food purveyors offer a variety of gourmet samples during this annual event providing customers with a lunchtime break from shopping.
Details: Noon to 2 p.m. May 24; Center Court, 100 Corte Madera Town Center; 924-2961; www.shoptowncenter.com
Caledonia Street Festival
The annual neighborhood celebration features art booths, a children's area and a musical lineup including Matt Jaffe and the Distractions, Tim Cain, Firewheel and Dredgetown.
Details: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 25; along Caledonia Street, Sausalito; 289-4152; www.caledoniastreetfestival.com
Dance Palace Blues BBQ and Silent Auction
The 39th annual benefit features oysters, barbecue, local brews and wine for sale plus an auction of hundreds of items from West Marin and a variety of music. Free.
Details: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 25; Dance Palace, 503 B St., Point Reyes Station; 663-1075; www.dancepalace.org
Larkspur Flower and Food Festival
The 25th and final annual free street fest features gourmet bites, summer bouquets, and floral arts and crafts. In addition to flower-related arts and crafts, this year's gathering offers activities for kids and music by the Marin Community Chorus, the Doc Kraft Band, Reckless in Vegas and Maria Muldaur and her Red Hot Bluesiana Band.
Details: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 25; on Magnolia Avenue, between King and Ward streets, Larkspur; 924-3803; www.larkspurcommunityassociation.com
Muir Beach Volunteer Firemen's Barbecue
The 42nd annual day of family fun in the meadow offers food, music and dancing. Free; $20 parking.
Details: Noon to 5 p.m. May 25; Santos Meadows, Muir Woods Road, Muir Beach; 381-8793; www.muirbeachfire.com
Rancho Nicasio Summer Barbecues on the Lawn
This year's performers at Nicasio's traditional food and concert combo series include the Blues Broads, the Sun Kings, the Paul Thorn Band, Asleep at the Wheel and the Sons of Champlin. Prices vary.
Details: 4 p.m. Sundays from May 25 through Sept. 14; Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, on the town square, Nicasio; 662-2219; www.ranchonicasio.com
Mill Valley Memorial Day
"Honoring Those Who Gave Their Lives for Freedom" is the theme of this year's event. An "Honoring our Veterans" ceremony in Lytton Square precedes the parade from Old Mill Park to Tamalpais High School. A concert follows at noon on the fields outside the Mill Valley Community Center at 180 Camino Alto. Performers include Matt Jaffe and the Distractions, Lebo and Friends, and Melvin Seals and JGB.
Details: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 26; downtown Mill Valley; 389-0232; www.mviloveaparade.com
Friday Nights on Main
The street closes to traffic for strolling, dancing and outdoor dining during these evenings of music and family entertainment with themes including "Tiburon Turns 50!" "La Dolce Vita" and "Oktoberfest."
Details: 6 p.m. to midnight May 30; 6 to 9 p.m. June 27, July 25, Aug. 29, Sept. 19 and 26; Main Street, Tiburon; 435-5633; www.tiburonchamber.org
Songs of the Soul Festival
International Association of Sufism weekend event with music by Taneen Sufi Music Ensemble and Eliyahu & Qadim Ensemble, poetry by Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore and Ayay-I-Janaan and speakers including the Rev. Heng Sure, Nahid Angha and Ali Kianfar. Tickets are $20 to $95.
Details: 7 to 9:30 p.m. May 30 and 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 31; Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto; 472-6959; www.ias.org
Marin Home and Garden Expo
The fourth annual weekend event focuses on smart homes, innovative construction ideas and custom gardening and design projects with a broad range of demonstrations, exhibitors and lectures plus a heavy machinery competition, music and kids' activities. Free.
Details: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 31 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 1; Marin Civic Center Fairground and Exhibit Hall; 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael; 507-1537; www.marinhomegarden.com
International Festival
This annual free event celebrates the cultural diversity of the school and the city with music and dance performances by students and local performers plus a silent auction, raffles, games, food and activities for children.
Details: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 31; Coleman Elementary School, 800 Belle Ave., San Rafael; 485-2420; www.colemanpto.com
May Madness
The 27th annual free "rock 'n' rollin' car show" features vintage vehicles, kids' activities and music by Reckless in Vegas and the Fenix House Band. The parade of cars, featuring the Davidson Middle School Cougar Marching Band, is at 5 p.m.
Details: Noon to 6 p.m. May 31; Fourth Street, downtown San Rafael; 383-3470; www.downtownsanrafael.org/event-calendar/may-madness.aspx
Planetary Dance
"Remember the Children" is the theme of the 34th annual outdoor dance celebration with Marin choreographer Anna Halprin, including music, poetry and a healthy potluck lunch.
Details: 11 a.m. June 1; Santos Meadow, Muir Woods Road, Muir Beach; www.planetarydance.org
Marin Poetry Center Summer Traveling Show
The Marin Poetry Center's summer event series features readings by a diverse lineup of new and established local poets in more than a dozen venues. Check website for schedule and readers.
Details: 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 3 through Aug. 28; at libraries and bookstores across Marin and the Falkirk Cultural Center in San Rafael; 382-1660; www.marinpoetrycenter.org
DjangoFest Mill Valley
The 10th annual music festival carries on the legacy of the French/Belgian Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt with concerts, workshops and jam sessions featuring notable musicians of the genre. Prices vary.
Details: June 6 through 8; 142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 393-9600; www.throckmortontheatre.org
Beatles, Barbecue & Beverages
Marin Community Music School sing-along and dining benefit celebrating the music of the Beatles. $10 to $15.
Details: 3 to 6 p.m. June 7; Fairfax Pavilion, 142 Bolinas Road; www.marincommunitymusicschool.org
Strawberry Festival
Free community celebration with music, carnival games, family races, a jump house, swimming and a petting zoo.
Details: 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 8; Strawberry Recreation District, 118 E. Strawberry Drive, Mill Valley; 383-6494; www.strawberry.marin.org
Town Center Summer Music Series
Free outdoor concerts featuring Elvis impersonator Michael Bartel, the James Moseley Band, David Rocha Jazz, Lovin' Harmony and the New West Guitar Group.
Details: 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays from June 8 through Sept. 28; Town Center Corte Madera, 100 Town Center, Corte Madera; 924-2961; www.shoptowncenter.com
Film Night in the Park
The 23rd year of the outdoor movie series features a selection of recent, classic, cult favorite and family films, including "Frozen," "The Lego Movie," "Let It Be," "Silver Linings Playbook" and "20 Feet from Stardom." Bring blankets, pillows, backrests or low chairs; movie snacks will be available. Donations requested.
Details: 8 p.m. June 13 through Sept. 27; China Camp State Park, N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael; Creek Park, 400 block of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, San Anselmo; Contratti Field, Broadway Boulevard and Bank Street, Fairfax; Peacock Gap Park, 298 Peacock Drive, San Rafael; 272-2756; www.filmnight.org
Fairfax Festival and Ecofest
The weekend begins with the traditional 10 a.m. parade from Bolinas Park to Peri Park and includes a kids' area, food, microbrews, a flea market, arts and crafts and music on three stages featuring Danny Click, Honeydust and Vinyl. The annual Ecofest, with environmental displays, organic goods, art, music, food, wine and beer, is up the hill at the Fairfax Pavilion.
Details: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 14 and 15; Bolinas Park, 124 Bolinas Road, Fairfax; www.fairfaxfestival.com
Novato Festival of Art, Wine and Music
This year's festival features bands on two stages, 200 craft booths, a children's area and food, wine and microbrew booths. Headliners include Crystal Bowersox, Megan Slankard, Afrolicious, the Deadlies and Eric Martin.
Details: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 14; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 15; Grant Avenue between Redwood Boulevard and Seventh Street, Novato; 897-1164; www.novatowinemusic.com
Tiburon Classic Car Show
The annual free Father's Day weekend event displays a range of vintage automobiles, including rare 1950s Jaguar XK race cars.
Details: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 14; Shoreline Park/Tiburon Waterfront Park, Paradise Drive, Tiburon; 297-2615; www.tiburonclassiccarshow.org
Corte Madera Community Foundation Summer Music Series
Performers in this free outdoor concert series include the Corte Madera Town Band, the Spencer Peterson/Luke Strand Band, Tim Hockenberry, Bubba's Taxi and Dirty Cello.
Details: 5 to 6 p.m. Sundays from June 15 through Aug. 31; Piccolo Pavilion, Menke Park, Old Corte Madera Square, Tamalpais Drive and Madera Avenue, Corte Madera; 927-9462; www.cortemaderacommunityfoundation.org
San Anselmo Art & Wine Festival
The 31st annual free festival features a wide selection of arts and crafts from more than 200 artisans, there will be wine and food, trivia and dance contests, music, art activities and a kids' zone.
Details: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 21 and 22; along San Anselmo Avenue, between Tamalpais and Bolinas avenues; 454-2510; www.sananselmochamber.org
Mexican Arts Festival
This free bilingual family event celebrates Mexican heritage and culture with entertainment and kids' activities plus an array of authentic cuisine available for purchase.
Details: Noon to 5 p.m. June 21; San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo; 488-8888; www.sgvcc.org
Mill Valley Market Wine, Beer and Gourmet Food Tasting Celebration
Now in its 33rd year, the Mill Valley event founded by Jim Canepa is noted for its large selection of hard-to-find and sought-after wines coupled with the newest items from the culinary world. Proceeds benefit Kiddo! 21 and older only. Tickets are $50 to $60.
Details: 1 to 4 p.m. June 22; Depot Plaza, downtown Mill Valley; 388-9700; www.millvalley.org; www.brownpapertickets.com/event/623359
Mill Valley Comedy Night in the Square
Marin comedian Mark Pitta emcees the annual outdoor stand-up showcase featuring national headliners.
Details: 6 p.m. June 25; Lytton Square, downtown Mill Valley; 383-1370; www.cityofmillvalley.org
The 26th annual art exhibit and sale showcases works by 30 artists immortalizing the life and landscapes of Marin County. Author Anne Lamott speaks at 12:30 p.m. June 28. Proceeds support Buckelew Employment Services. Tickets to the gala are $150; reservations required. Tickets to the reception are $15, and show admission is $15.
Details: Gala 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 26; meet the artists reception 5:30 p.m. June 27; show and sale noon to 6 p.m. June 28 and 29; Escalle Winery, 771 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur; 526-0409; www.buckelew.org/marinscapes
MAGC Summer Concert Series
Performers in this series of free outdoor concerts include the Rowan Brothers, the Soul Satellites, Ring of Fire, Victoria George and Steep Ravine. Boxed meals prepared by various local caterers for sale.
Details: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursdays from June 26 through Aug. 14; Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross; 455-5260; www.magc.org
Pacheco Plaza Summer Music Series
The Zydeco Flames, Pachamama Band, Creation and the GTS Band are the featured performers in this summer's free family-oriented outdoor concerts.
Details: 6 to 9 p.m. June 27, July 18, Aug. 15 and Sept. 19; Pacheco Plaza, 366 Ignacio Blvd., Novato; 883-4646; www.pachecoplaza.com
Italian Street Painting Festival
Chalk artists use asphalt as their canvas in this Marin tradition that originated 20 years ago. The theme of this year's free festival, featuring a new pop-up gallery, is "California in the '40s."
Details: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 28; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 29; downtown San Rafael, along Fifth Avenue and A Street; 884-2423; www.italianstreetpaintingmarin.org
California Beer Festival
This celebration of the brewer's art offers more than 70 craft beers on tap plus sliders, bocce ball and music by IrieFuse, the Unauthorized Rolling Stones and the 85's. Tickets are $40 to $65, $25 for designated drivers.
Details: 12:30 to 5 p.m. June 28; Stafford Lake Park, 3549 Novato Blvd., Novato; www.californiabeerfestival.com
Marin County Fair
The 73rd fair, themed "The Happiest Fair on Earth," offers a wide range of events and exhibits, performances by the Chinese Circus of Beijing, free carnival rides, farm animals, cattle and horse shows, pig races and the traditional nightly fireworks display. The musical lineup includes Huey Lewis and the News, the Wailers, Night Ranger, Elvin Bishop, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Admission is $15 to $17; free for children 3 and younger.
Details: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. July 2 through 6; Marin County Fairgrounds, Civic Center Drive, San Rafael; 473-6800; www.marinfair.org
Corte Madera-Larkspur Fourth of July Parade and Festival
The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. at Redwood High School, 395 Doherty Drive, Larkspur, heading down Magnolia and into Corte Madera to the Town Center. There will be arts and crafts, games, food and music at Corte Madera Town Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free.
Details: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; parade at noon July 4; Corte Madera Town Park, 498 Tamalpais Drive; 924-0441; www.cortemadera.org
Novato's Fourth of July Parade
"Salute to Novato Business" is the theme of the city's annual holiday parade, featuring floats, color guards, bands, horses, classic cars and vintage military vehicles. Pre-parade events include the Buckaroo Breakfast fundraiser and fun runs organized by Tamalpa Runners.
Details: 10 a.m. July 4; Grant Avenue from Reichert Avenue to Seventh Street; 899-8900; novatoparade.com
San Geronimo Valley Fourth of July Parade and Celebration
The parade begins at noon at Woodacre Improvement Club at 1 Garden Way and follows Railroad Avenue to Dickson Ranch at 182 San Geronimo Valley Drive. There will be a flea market, games, barbecue and music. Free.
Details: Noon to 4 p.m. July 4; along Railroad Avenue in Woodacre; 456-0147
Sausalito Fourth of July Parade and Picnic
Floats, bands, clowns and acrobats are featured in the traditional Sausalito holiday parade. Following the parade, there will be a picnic, prizes, games and live music starting at noon in Dunphy Park. The day ends with fireworks at Gabrielson Park. Free.
Details: 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. July 4; Caledonia Street to Dunphy Park, Bridgeway at Napa St.; 289-4152; ci.sausalito.ca.us
Marin Shakespeare Festival
For its 25th silver season, the Marin Shakespeare Company presents two of the Bard's most popular plays plus a comedy by Oscar Wilde. July 5 through Aug. 10: "As You Like It." July 18 through Sept. 28: "Romeo and Juliet." Aug. 15 through Sept. 27: "An Ideal Husband." Tickets are $12 to $35.
Details: July 5 through Sept. 28; Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, Dominican University, 890 Belle Ave., San Rafael; 499-4488; www.marinshakespeare.org
Big Time Festival at Kule Loklo
Traditional Native American trade festival at Kule Loklo, a Coast Miwok cultural exhibit, features demonstrations in basketry, flint knapping and clamshell bead making, a variety of craft vendors plus performances by bird singer Mickey Salazar and dancers from the Intertribal Pomo group and Dry Creek Pomo.
Details: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 19; Kule Loklo, Bear Valley Visitor Center, Bear Valley Road off Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Point Reyes National Seashore; 464-5137; www.nps.gov/pore
Great American Blues and Barbecue Festival
The free festival returns from hiatus with music by national and local blues artists plus food concessions and competitions, including "King of the Q."
Details: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 20; Fourth Street, downtown San Rafael; www.teamproevent.com
Far West Fest
Green zero-waste event with organic and sustainable food vendors, a kids' zone and a musical lineup to be announced. Proceeds benefit local youth centers and nonprofits, including KWMR Community Radio and Home Base. Tickets are $25 to $75.
Details: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 26; Love Field, 11191 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Point Reyes Station; farwestfest.org
Novato Space Festival
The third annual free festival celebrates the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 and 12 moon landings with displays of rare artifacts, interactive displays, model building, a simulated plane cockpit, a lunar rover and speakers such as astronauts Dick Gordon and Dan Bursch.
Details: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 2; the Space Station Museum, Pacheco Plaza, 464 Ignacio Blvd., Novato; 524-3940; thespacestationca.org
Mill Valley Summer Concerts in the Square
The lineup is yet to be announced for this free outdoor music series presented by the Mill Valley Art Commission. Bring a lawn chair and a picnic.
Details: 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays from Aug. 3 through 24; Lytton Square, downtown Mill Valley; 383-1370; www.cityofmillvalley.org
San Francisco Opera Champagne Gala
Marin Chapter, San Francisco Opera Guild benefit with champagne, hors d'oeuvres and operatic performances by the Adler Fellows. Tickets are $50.
Details: 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 9; San Dominico School Music Pavilion, 1500 Butterfield Road, San Anselmo; 924-9352; email@example.com
San Rafael Pacifics Augtoberfest
Marin's pro baseball team offers an early Oktoberfest with European beers, sausages, pretzels and a polka band. Tickets start at $10.
Details: Aug. 14 through 16; Albert Park, 618 B St., San Rafael; pacificsbaseball.com
Novato Theater Summer Fundraiser
The fourth annual benefit for the local theater project features music, food, beer, wine, a kids' corner and dancing on the green. Tickets are $10; free for ages 12 and younger.
Details: 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 23; Civic Green, Sherman and DeLong avenues, Novato; 539-7155; www.novatotheater.net
San Rafael Pacifics Wine & Food Festival
The local baseball team offers wine and food tastings from Marin and Sonoma restaurants, wineries and farms. Tickets start at $10.
Details: Aug. 23; Albert Park, 618 B St., San Rafael; pacificsbaseball.com
Seahorse Labor Day Art Show
Free showcase of paintings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, stone work and mixed-media works.
Details: Opening and reception dinner 7 p.m. Aug. 29; art show noon to 8 p.m. Aug. 30 and Sept. 1; Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Drive; 331-2899; www.sausalitoseahorse.com
Sausalito Art Festival
The 62nd annual Labor Day weekend outdoor event offers fine art and sculpture, food and beverages and musical entertainment.
Details: Aug. 30 through Sept. 1; Bay Model Visitors Center, 2100 Bridgeway, and Marinship Park; 331-1142; 331-3757; www.sausalitoartfestival.org
Tiburon Taps Beer Festival
Admission to this community brew celebration includes bottomless beer tasting, food and music. Tickets are $50, $25 for designated drivers.
Details: 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 6; Tiburon Plaza; 435-4355; www.tiburontaps.org
Greenbrae Mini Maker Faire
Second annual do-it-yourself festival organized by Make Magazine showcasing local makers with activities, show-and-tell and exhibits on arts, crafts, science, robotics, music, technology, sustainability, education, food and creativity.
Details: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 13; Bon Air Center, Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Greenbrae; makerfairegreenbrae.com
Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival
The 58th annual arts and crafts event showcases a wide array of art under the redwoods plus music, kids' entertainment and hands-on activities as well as food for sale. Tickets are $5 to $10; free for ages 11 and younger.
Details: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20 and 21; Old Mill Park, 320 Throckmorton Ave.; 381-8090; www.mvfaf.org
Stepping Out Gala and Fashion Show
"A Hot Night in Old Havana" is the theme of this year's To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation fundraiser with a fashion show featuring breast cancer survivors plus gourmet dinner, dancing and live and silent auctions. Tickets are $225 to $250.
Details: 5:30 p.m. to midnight Sept. 27; Marin Center Exhibit Hall, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael; 455-5882; www.tocelebratelife.org
Whistlestop 60th anniversary benefit celebration with barbecue, horseshoes, a wine toss and a musical lineup featuring County Joe McDonald, Big Brother and the Holding Company and David and Linda LaFlamme of It's a Beautiful Day. Tickets are $100.
Details: 1 to 6 p.m. Sept. 28; Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Road, on the town square, Nicasio; 456-9062; www.whistlestock.com
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LUCKNOW: The State Election Commission (SEC) has directed chief medical officers to make elaborate arrangements to provide medical aid to polling personnel. Following the SEC instruction, chief medical officer, Lucknow, Dr SNS Yadav has constituted a rapid action plan for polling day, i.e, June 23.
As a part of this, all government health facilities in the state have been put on alert. The units, including Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University and SGPGI, have been told to reserve beds for emergency situation. A fleet of ten ambulances would also be deputed across the city to transport poll personnel needing meeting attention. Dr Yadav said a medicine kit would be provided at all polling stations.
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New Horizons Message Petition
Hi everyone, go to this website and sign the petition. Have a digital message placed on the New Horizons space craft just like what was done on the Voyager crafts, only in digital format. The proposed plan is that after the Pluto flyby, and after the Kuyper belt, NASA will upload a message to the Horizons system memory which is a whopping 100mb.
Greetings from Earth
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I think they should send it to a real planet instead.
Posted 10 October 2013 - 08:27 AM
why are they sending it to hell???
Posted 10 October 2013 - 10:29 AM
New Horizons was launched on 19 January 2006... :o
Pluto was demoted on August 25th 2006


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Only a couple months into its merger, and leaders at the Modern Theater — the new-ish name for the combined incarnation of what formerly was Interplayers Theatre and Lake City Playhouse — are busy planning for the future.
This past Saturday, the nonprofit theater group officially announced the lineup of shows it's staging at both its Spokane and Coeur d'Alene theaters. Season tickets for the 2015-16 season go on sale Sun, Feb. 1. Following is the production schedule; find descriptions of each performance on the Modern Theater's blog.
The Modern Theater Spokane:
Other Desert Cities (drama), Sept. 25-Oct. 11
Wild Parties (musical), Nov. 6-29
Lucky Me (comedy), Jan. 1-17, 2016
Last of the Boys (drama), Feb. 19-March 6, 2016
Next to Normal (musical, April 7, 17, 2016 — this show is to be a special co-production with the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre, and is performing at the Bing Crosby Theater.
The Ladies Foursome (comedy), May 13-29, 2016
Man of La Mancha (musical), July 8-30, 2016
The Modern Theater Coeur d'Alene:
Rock of Ages (musical), Sept. 11-Oct. 10 — we're assuming based on their site listing A Rock Show for the Ages, since the Modern can't really say til Feb. 1)
The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical, Nov. 27-Dec. 20
All My Sons (drama), Jan. 22-Feb. 7, 2016
Maybe Baby (comedy), March 4-20, 2016
A Bright New Boise (dark comedy), April 22-May 8, 2016 — a play by Moscow, Idaho-native Samuel D. Hunter.
Anything Goes (musical), June 3-26, 2016
Dogfight (musical), July 29-Aug. 14, 2016
The arts should be accessible to everyone, which is why the Spokane Civic Theatre is debuting a new, budget-friendly preview night ahead of its next production, The Servant of Two Masters.
Though opening night is officially this Friday, the public can catch a preview performance tonight, paying what they can afford at the box office.
Suggested entry is $5 per person, and seating availability in the 335-seat main stage theater is on a first come, first served basis, says the Civic's marketing coordinator Miranda Larson.
Doors tonight open at 6:30 pm, with seating starting at 7 before the curtain rises at 7:30 pm. Thursdays typically serve as a production's final dress rehearsal, with the previous night designated as "friends and family night" for the cast and crew members.
The idea to open up the Thursday night rehearsal came from the Civic's artistic director, Keith Dixon, whose former theater, Theatre Baton Rouge, offered a similar program.
"It helps with accessibility to the community theater because some people can't afford it," Larson says. "We're doing it for every production [going forward] to let people who otherwise wouldn't be able to come. We want the community to be a part of local theater."
Though the suggested entry is $5, Larson says those attending can pay more or less, depending on what they're comfortable giving.
For the Civic's next Studio Theatre production, Orphans, pay-what-you-can night is set for Thursday, Jan. 29, a week from today.
While the new preview night is open to the general public, the Civic has for some time been offering student rush tickets when a production on the main stage has at least 30 open seats, or there's at least 10 seats in the studio theater. Rush tickets are generally half of what regular student pricing is, but tickets at that rate are only sold 30 minutes before the performance, and only when the minimum number of seats are available. For Servants, rush night tickets are $9.
Not halfway into its current, 68th season, the Spokane Civic Theatre has already announced the lineup of shows it plans to produce for its 69th year, starting in the fall of 2015.
Right now, the theater is staging a musical version of the classic Dickens' tale A Christmas Carol, running through Dec. 20. Read Inlander theater writer E.J. Iannelli's take on it in this week's issue, out a day early, on Wednesday, Nov. 26, in light of the Thanksgiving holiday.
For the 2014-15 season, the community theater kicked things off with a bang, opening with an impeccable production of Fiddler on the Roof. And those who saw it won't soon forget the previous season's sold-out run of Les Miserables.
Keeping with its theme of musicals and other familiar favorites, the Civic's 2015-16 season opens on the Main Stage with Catch Me If You Can, The Musical, Sept. 18-Oct. 18, 2015.
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Downstairs in the cozier Studio Theatre, the 69th season features:
Ten days, folks. TEN DAYS. That's all the time remaining to get your stories in for this year's Inlander Short Fiction Contest. We've seen submissions pick up in the last couple of weeks, but we know you're just putting the finishing touches on those gems.
Remember, we're looking for unpublished stories of less than 2,000 words based on the theme of "spirits," however you want to interpret that. Stories must mention an Inland Northwest landmark, and must be submitted by 11:59 pm on Nov. 21 (again — 10 days away!).
And there's the $500 in cash prizes for our top stories. Additional details here.
We've also set up a fiction contest Facebook page to answer questions and invite friends. Feel free to help spread the word.
If you need some last-minute inspiration, renowned regional author Sharma Shields is hosting a Flash Fiction Workshop on Saturday on how to craft "ultra-short stories" that leave a strong impact. It's over at the South Hill Library.
And feel free to read through some of our previous top stories from years past. We're looking forward to going through this year's entries. Good luck.
The downtown Spokane interactive art space Laboratory is looking for applicants for its new artist residency program. The program calls for artists with a particular interest in interactive art, or "art that responds to the presence of interaction of the viewer," says Laboratory founder and director Alan Chatham.
Chatham founded Laboratory in 2013 as an alternative space for artists to create and show interactive pieces.
"Interactive art as a fine-art medium is really just kind of beginning to take off," Chatham says. "So right now there's not a whole lot of support for it. That's why we're kind of hoping to be one of those first organizations to really support and help interactive artists produce work."
Successful applicants to the residency are to begin working there next month. Laboratory will house the two artists in a recently renovated downtown apartment (located above The Bartlett, at 228 W. Sprague; residents also get free access to all Bartlett concerts during their stay) for 1-3 months, in addition to access to a 200-square-foot studio, mentorship from Chatham, and a monthly stipend. In return, resident artists are expected to produce at least one piece of art for display in the storefront gallery, located at 301 W. Main. While Chatham is personally funding the project for now, he's also starting to look for donations.
So far, applications for the residency have been light, with the majority coming from Europe.
"The [interactive art] scene in Europe is a lot more vibrant, I think," he says.
Artists can apply for one of three focus areas, or "tracks," that provide themes for the residency. The production track is "for people who have a really cool idea and want to make something," Chatham says. The research track includes brainstorming new tools and techniques for interactive art, while the learning track is designed for artists who want to take part in the residency but need to hone their skills. All three were developed with the development of interactive art in mind.
Interested applicants can apply at the residency's website before the first residency slot deadline of Saturday, Nov. 1.
Dialogues on sin and redemption, the intersection of politics and religion, and the experiences of religion in the everyday life in the American South are depicted in Amen, Amen: Religion & Southern Self-Taught Artists, currently featured at Gonzaga University's Jundt Art Museum.
Upon entering the gallery, guests are confronted with contrasting displays on both sides: devils on the left and angels on the right, establishing the battle that takes place throughout the exhibit.
R.A. Miller, an illiterate folk artist, uses plywood, old window shutters and meat packing trays as materials for these representations of good and evil. In fact, much of the art in the exhibit is made up of simple, found objects, from tin and cardboard to framed posters that have been painted over. The exhibit's featured artists were mostly uneducated, and some created their pieces in prison, or for rustic art booths at gas stations. Those on the fringes of humanity often have a unique ability to comment on the human experience and thus spur controversy and debate amongst the broader public.
The 117 pieces on display in Amen, Amen are borrowed from a larger private Carl and Marian Mullis art collection in Atlanta. Since the pieces have been twice removed from their context, once from the settings in which they were created and the again from the American South to the Inland Northwest, extended biographies are provided for each piece, familiarizing us with their backgrounds.
Gonzaga has chosen to focus on the exhibit's theme of religion and spirituality because of the university's Jesuit affiliations, but other specific subtopics within the collection include creationism, narratives from the Old and New Testaments, examples of faith in daily Southern life, politics and religion, the crucifixion, and of course, expectations of the apocalypse. River baptisms, country churches and haunted houses are among some of the everyday scenes of the American South depicted in the exhibit. Commentaries range from 9/11, the presidential election of 1992, the Contract with America, and capitalism. New Jerusalem is imagined as high rise apartments in a post-apocalyptic depiction.
Each artist in Amen, Amen is distinct in their art styles through repetition. Such trademark images are what make folk artists so identifiable. It's why Howard Finster, featured in the exhibit and who became somewhat of a folk art celebrity in the 1980s, caught the attention of bands like REM and Talking Heads and was asked to create their album art (right). It's why Minnie Adkins was requested to create a nativity scene specifically for this exhibit, making her piece the most contemporary one in the show. Even though the aesthetics may be simple, the symbols and meanings have the potential to be incredibly complex.
Amen, Amen runs through Jan. 10, 2015 at the Jundt Art Museum, at 200 E. Desmet, on the Gonzaga campus. Gallery hours are Mon-Sat, from 10 am-4 pm.
Attend a public walk-through of the exhibit with Jundt director and curator Paul Manoguerra on Fri, Oct. 10, at 10:30 am.
Spokane poet Dan Butterworth, who's also a professor of literature and writing at Gonzaga University, is the first guest for this year's Visiting Writers Series.
Gonzaga hosts several writers and poets annually as part of the series, organized by the university's English department and College of Arts and Sciences. Featured artists read their works aloud, take questions from the audience and discuss their careers and creative processes.
The Visiting Writer Series this academic year also hosts poet Brenda Hillman (Oct. 21), writers Joanna Luloff (Nov. 20), Douglas Kearney (March 25) and Michael Gurian (April 15); and Pulitzer Prize winner Marilynne Robinson (Feb. 18).
Butterworth's writing has been published by Algonquin Books and Lost Horse Press. Radium Watch Dial Painters, a compilation of his poems, is a finalist for the Washington State Book Awards. Tonight, he reads excerpts from this book in the Cataldo Globe Room at 7:30 pm. The event is free and open to the public.
Our annual, massive Fall Arts Preview issue hits stands today. It's one of the biggest Inlanders we put together each year, and by far the largest special section focusing on the local arts community. As listings editor, the task of putting together the massive, 13-page calendar of arts events in this section is all mine. It's a doozy for sure, but it always gets me excited as I sort through all the amazing, innovative events that roll in.
And with this year's Create Spokane Arts Month happening through October — which is already the busiest month for the local arts scene — this year's season is more robust than ever. I suggest getting your calendar out now, because there are too many events you won't want to miss. Here's a peek at what those of us who worked on the Fall Arts issue are looking forward to most. — CHEY SCOTT
Sept. 26-27
As a newcomer to Eastern Washington, I don't know (yet) how locals think of the beer scene. But as someone coming from a place (Salt Lake City) with a rather, um, limited number of native breweries, let me just say that navigating the wide array of craft brew options here in Spokane is daunting. Delicious, but daunting. So this Inland NW Craft Beer Festival seems like a godsend of a crash course with its promised 30 regional breweries pouring more than 100 beers. (DAN NAILEN)
Sept. 28
I'll admit it. I bought my ticket back in May, the moment I heard Conor Oberst was set to play the Knitting Factory this fall. Since high school, I've been following Oberst's discography around like a puppy — whether it was Bright Eyes albums, him and the Mystic Valley Band, solo releases or a collaboration with his fellow indie stalwarts in Monsters of Folk. His new solo album, Upside Down Mountain, has everything that's great about Oberst: folksy rhythms, raw vocals and gnawing questions ("Say the engine failed when that plane was flying/If you were the pilot, would you curse or would you pray?"). This time around, his usual sad-soaked melodies have a hint of cheer, but — best of all — the storytelling is still poignantly beautiful. (JO MILLER)
For this year's Fall Arts Preview issue we enlisted local model Brynne Gadbury as our cover model. We wanted to make this a dynamic, vibrant cover, so we thought of splashing our model with color powder — the same stuff they use at color runs. Amazingly, she didn't mind it. Thank you so much to all of the people who make this arts scene such a vibrant one.


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Microsoft Reverses 'Mature' Game Ban On Windows 8
Classic double standard (87 comments)
The typical: "Its ok if there's killing, beheading and any kind of gore as long as nobody fucks."
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Classic double standard (87 comments)
The typical: "Its ok if there's killing, beheading and any kind of gore as long as nobody fucks."
a similar question (1880 comments)
why do you still drive a honda if there are toyotas, hyundais and teslas?
Fighting piracy, the stupid way (404 comments)
Instead of going through all this, they should probably revisit their pricing/licensing scheme, piracy is nor such a big problem in developed countries with high income rates, it tends to be very common (meaning ubiquitous) in third world countries, where they sell Win7 for USD$ 250- 300 which is a huge portion of the yearly income, and also they have no upgrading licenses.
They should get real and offer licenses to people at prices in line with their country's per capita income, it'd be easier and more efective than forcing legitimete users to go through annoying and sometimes crippling processes.
WTF? (637 comments)
What about more hours of awesome?
I went through the whole CoD MW2 in three or four days and really ended up wanting more, I don't care for multiplayer, I'm an analog and digital antisocial and I enjoy the months long Far Cry or Borderlands.
Games are not movies, You want them liying in your hard drive waiting for you to go back go on with the story.
This is just a marketing ploy and astroturfing to make people believe that people are ok with this, and I really don't think they aren't going to really cut the prices.
OK but how about some real realism (186 comments)
I read TFA and I agree in part with the author and see his point in that there's terrain to be really creative and crazy, but most games tend to try to emulate reality, but as other commenters have said it's only limited realism. But how about a game that was ultra realistic? and I don't mean graphics, I mean things like permanent death real shot tracking, real struggling for goals, and fight for survival, not just collecting stuff lying on the floor, and most of that stuff is already there in different types of games. Will it be difficult? sure, sometimes very much so, but some people find that fun, there's no game that appeals to everybody anyway, and I guess many people will like that as much (maybe a lot more) as magically healing an AK 47 shot with a syringe . Would you?
Re:Suits are to blame! (186 comments)
It's worse, they are done by marketing people based on market figures.
Re:bye bye, then... (591 comments)
yes, that's the only legal choice, what are the options then, I wonder... sounds a lot like an oppressive regime, like one where not carrying your star on the chest was deemed ilegal
Re:Time to say goodbye to Diablo (591 comments)
Yeah same here, I'm a geek, I'm not social in real life nor in games, I want to play single player. I'd guess the games market is a place where people like me is fairly common but still they market most games for their online perks... but what do I know about marketing anyway. Funny thing is that you will be able to get a pirated version that works perfectly well for single player (starcraft II anyone?) and with this policy they are only encouraging this, when there's proof that there can be nicer yet profitable ways to sell games.
Re:Oh dear... (630 comments)
Dude, Jobs position is whatever fills his wallet the most at a given moment, if he could buy Adobe today, tomorrow he will be praising flash and every iPhone sold will have it pre-installed.
Everything can be cracked (547 comments)
They think by turning all the market to digital downloads or, furthermore, all rented stuff that you don't really own and/or can be switched off is the answer to have total control and do as they please, well here's the news: Digital content is easily copied and distributed, and as we have seen to date, everything can be cracked / circumvented / ripped
I think this kind of move where you get pushed and forced to do the big companies bidding will only lead, as it always have, to increase piracy.
People is not going to let themselves be pushed around with unfair charges and conditions and countermeasures are more at hand than ever.
Re:First Post (165 comments)
Since you're posting anonymously what the hell does it matter if you are modded down?
I'm the one who should be worried to respond to your post
Not a standard? (515 comments)
Number two,it's not a standard [HTML] . The way I say it's not a standard is if you take any of the most popular web browsers and point them at a specific HTML page, they'll all produce different results.
This is not because HTML is not a standard i'ts that some browser makers don't care to support it because (their marketing prople think) they can get more economical benefit from nor doing it, just like this guys pontificate about the stuff they create as being the most wonderfulest when it's so blatantly obvious they're primarily motivated by the profitability not the quality or the accessibility, for them standards are good as long as they're the ones ho make it. They could as well be working at apple and give the exact same answers, just replace one trademark for another.
Re:Not to be a naysayer, but can people afford thi (413 comments)
it's for URBAN areas where people already crap in plastic bags and throw them helicopter style, this addresses the sanitation/disease problem.
Re:Interesting (259 comments)
This could laughable if you are very superficial about it, but economical success or hype is not necessarily related to a good product, actually if you could perform a really impartial feature by feature (design, software, usability, DRM, format management, compatibility, value, etc) comparison between music players I'm sure the iPod will not come as the best, so back in the day, minus the hype and the financial success, the comment is actually quite logical.
Magic (BS) (206 comments)
I've been working with digital images for a long time and I can tell you this: this is too good to be true
You can't get professional results even when trying to interpolate 5% extra data, and even though I guess this is not oriented to professional quality images, it will just make crappy images good enough to recognize the points of interest, it will be acceptable to that point but then there's the Obama sample, I have seen the printed image (in the dead tree version of the mag) and it certanly looks faked, there's some detail that couldn't have beeen retrieved, not with the current algorithms, actually as some have pointed out, the lapel pin data is not present at all so how could you recreate that, sounds to me like something more from the realm of magic than math, hence fake!
Google slogan mmm (112 comments)
Google slogan : "Don't be evil"
Google slogan in 5 years : "Don't be soooo evil"
Google slogan in 10 years : "Just don't be as evil as Satan himself"
Google slogan in 20 years : "All your arses are belong to us"
Re:Egg fraud (101 comments)
It is almost impossible to smash an egg by grasping it.
It's OK Mr Burns... but some people actually can.
Wow terrible... (155 comments)
This would greatly affect all 3 users of this Zune thing.
Support? (91 comments)
If Dell / HP tech support is crappy, and those are well established companies, imagine how this will be.
Even with TechCrunch behind it and at $200 the stuff seemed dubious, now without, with all this litigation and at $500... I think I'm gonna pass.
Re:Profit (441 comments)
You're right, should've RTFA first.
But in my country, there's vendors who are advertising (heavily) the fact that they sell their phones unlocked, they're trying to capture as much users as possible, others offer unlimited access but with hidden fees and stuff, but others advertise (again, heavily) they have real unlimited access, that's competition.
Someone said in another comment that this is like going back to y2k, he must have not read the article either, but on the other hand the current state of cellular networks is somewhat comparable to landline access in those days, the difference is that phone access came after everybody was accustomed and expected unlimited access, Vendors offered it and then they couldn't handle it, hence this announcement.
I think the trend is going to be the same: technology will allow faster transfers and competition will do the rest.
Now we're not saying BART is in cahoots with Apple. What we are saying is, BART took down a legally-purchased ad for having a "too dark" background, and then rejected the same ad when updated with a white background. Hmm.
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2 and when the meats were wasted, which they [had] brought from Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, Turn ye again, and buy ye a little of meats to us. (and when all the corn, or all the grain. which they had brought from Egypt, had been eaten, Jacob said to his sons, Return ye, and buy ye a little food for us.) | 2 So when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Go back and buy us a little more food." |
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Do You Leave the House Without Makeup On?
We just did our own Team Bella survey, and only one of us leaves the house without putting some makeup on. (The other two will skip makeup, but won't go outside without wearing sunscreen.) Personally, I like having concealer and tinted moisturizer as options, but I'm just as comfortable being seen in public with a naked face — again, as long as there's SPF involved. What about you?
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text: A circus goes to the dogs (or, more accurately, the dogs come to the circus) in this light-hearted action-adventure tale. Lucky Vincent (James Franciscus) is a gambler who, after a stretch of bad luck, owes over $12,000 to mobster Solly Kramer (Jack Carter). Lucky is rescued from Solly's goons by Daniel Hughes (Fred Astaire), a born-again Christian with a team of trained Doberman pinschers. After going undercover at a circus, Lucky persuades Hughes to work up an act with his dogs and join the carnival; when Lucky discovers that Solly and his gang intend to rob an armored car hauling the circus's box office take, Hughes and his canine friends step forward to help thwart the plot. Along the way, Lucky also finds time to make romance with a beautiful circus performer named Justine Pirot (Barbara Eden). The Amazing Dobermans was the second in-name-only sequel to The Doberman Gang, which shared the same director and talented four-footed performers, but none of the same plot points or characters. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi


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Richfield's "High Fences" EP - Available Now!
Ask a group of people what the "California Sound" is and you're likely to get a number of different answers. To some it is San Francisco's free spirited jam bands of the 60's. Others think of L.A. bands like the Eagles spinning tales of wild decadence. A country fan might point at Bakersfield and reference Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. From the fertile soil of the San Joaquin Valley, a part of the state unknown to many comes Richfield. A band with a sound that is rooted in folk and country, Richfield pulls inspiration from all these "California Sounds" as well as traditional American roots songwriters.
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